Hi, welcome to my website and a different way of seeing things...
If there is anything here that resonates, connects, inspires, then I would love to hear from you.
If there is anything here that resonates, connects, inspires, then I would love to hear from you.
I have found that learning can be an amazing, enlivening experience. My mission is to help people find that innate drive within them that wants to learn and develop, not from the fear of lacking learning, or because we 'should', but simply for the joy of it.
A Short Biography..
I really started figuring out my career path when I left music college in 2010. I needed to find my own way of doing things so I could express myself fully, as myself, in the world. I started working with Charlotte Tomlinson in Oxford, author of 'Music From The Inside Out', and my whole world was opened to a new way of learning and creating. I learnt that I could love what I learn, the whole process can always be made more enjoyable and there is always a deeper experience possible. Charlotte has helped me find a connection with music that I didn't know existed and has had a profound effect on the way I learn, experience and teach.
I became fascinated by the psychological/emotional motivation in learning, and delved into Tony Buzan's books on memory and mind maps. I was soon memorising decks of cards and lists of up to 100 items (and more). I wanted to go further, and was recommended to Terry Brightwater, a life coach based in Wales, and was taken deeper into experience, what that means, and how learning about different ways of going into experience can ultimately propel you into being passionate about learning. Terry and his wife Jay have developed their own coaching system for people who are passionate about leading fulfilling lives. Terry has given me the means to expand and transform my perceptions in a way that empowers me, again, in a way I didn't know existed. Through the coaching, I could finally see and feel the limitless potential that lies within all of us.
It was then that I found Cliff Wright's book 'The Magic of Drawing'. Cliff is a Sussex-based illustrator, painter, sculptor and teacher well-known for his work on two of the Harry Potter book covers. I realised this book was the artists answer to the same thing I was becoming fascinated with, and I found myself going deeper and deeper into the experience of mark making. I was so inspired by this book that I went to meet Cliff at the 'Art In Action' arts festival in Oxford, where we instantly connected and decided to work together.
I was beginning to find people who did things a little differently. It was a relief to find people so motivated by the passion they have for what they do.
I teach piano in Cheltenham and speak in schools about finding purpose through finding inspiration. I also run drawing workshops, which link in to the speaking as it gives an example of action from inspiration.
A Short Biography..
I really started figuring out my career path when I left music college in 2010. I needed to find my own way of doing things so I could express myself fully, as myself, in the world. I started working with Charlotte Tomlinson in Oxford, author of 'Music From The Inside Out', and my whole world was opened to a new way of learning and creating. I learnt that I could love what I learn, the whole process can always be made more enjoyable and there is always a deeper experience possible. Charlotte has helped me find a connection with music that I didn't know existed and has had a profound effect on the way I learn, experience and teach.
I became fascinated by the psychological/emotional motivation in learning, and delved into Tony Buzan's books on memory and mind maps. I was soon memorising decks of cards and lists of up to 100 items (and more). I wanted to go further, and was recommended to Terry Brightwater, a life coach based in Wales, and was taken deeper into experience, what that means, and how learning about different ways of going into experience can ultimately propel you into being passionate about learning. Terry and his wife Jay have developed their own coaching system for people who are passionate about leading fulfilling lives. Terry has given me the means to expand and transform my perceptions in a way that empowers me, again, in a way I didn't know existed. Through the coaching, I could finally see and feel the limitless potential that lies within all of us.
It was then that I found Cliff Wright's book 'The Magic of Drawing'. Cliff is a Sussex-based illustrator, painter, sculptor and teacher well-known for his work on two of the Harry Potter book covers. I realised this book was the artists answer to the same thing I was becoming fascinated with, and I found myself going deeper and deeper into the experience of mark making. I was so inspired by this book that I went to meet Cliff at the 'Art In Action' arts festival in Oxford, where we instantly connected and decided to work together.
I was beginning to find people who did things a little differently. It was a relief to find people so motivated by the passion they have for what they do.
I teach piano in Cheltenham and speak in schools about finding purpose through finding inspiration. I also run drawing workshops, which link in to the speaking as it gives an example of action from inspiration.
If you would like to find out more about Charlotte Tomlinson's work and buy her book visit www.charlottetomlinson.com
If you would like to know more about Terry and Jay Brightwater's coaching system and more visit www.inspirational-living.co.uk/brightwater-coaching
If you are interested Cliff Wright's work and his book visit www.cliffwright.co.uk
If you would like to know more about Terry and Jay Brightwater's coaching system and more visit www.inspirational-living.co.uk/brightwater-coaching
If you are interested Cliff Wright's work and his book visit www.cliffwright.co.uk
If you would like to contact me, please call: 07549 693719
Or email: ben.goodrum@hotmail.co.uk
Or email: ben.goodrum@hotmail.co.uk
